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The Feminine Light by Lao Tzu5/22/2023 Lao Tzu says no no no, that’s not where it’s at! That’s the wrong choice! You have to do both. Altruism and egoism are just two sides of one coin to Lao Tzu: either you look after yourself, or you turn away from yourself and look after others. “ He says that people who don’t cherish their own bodies can’t look after other people effectively. Ursula: Lao Tzu says things like “Don’t be controlled by love. His philosophy is also a balance to the media obsession today with the cult of personality, self-consciousness, and ego. Here are some of my favourite passages: On altruism and egoism:īrenda: Lao Tzu’s insistence on the inner authority of this discerning eye is an antidote to those of us drowning in an Age of Information. As usual, I find her comments accessible, refreshing, thought-provoking, and hilarious. I would like to cap off the recent series of posts on Taoism with an interview with Ursula Le Guin, conducted by Brenda Peterson. In it, the lifelong student of Taoism talks about how the Tao Te Ching has influenced her personal life and the construction of her worldview. The Feminine and the Tao: An interview with Ursula K.
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